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Come Fan with UsTuesday, July 14, 2026

Michael Jordan and Terry Francona Loved Them Some Yahtzee

The year was 1994. Michael Jordan played AA ball for Birmingham, and Terry Francona was his manager. With Jordan’s imminent induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame, Francona reminisces on his time managing the greatest basketball player of all time. Jordan was competitive (of course), and Francona says that they loved to play all manner of games, including Yahtzee.

↵Unfortunately it didn’t pan out. Though amazing on the court, Jordan proved too tall to play Yahtzee and too unlucky to play baseball. C’est la vie.

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